Mansfield: 337 books
Dwelling in Possibility
Searching for the Soul of Shelter
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have life--are home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, is an old-fashioned word that we've misplaced. When we live heart and soul, we dwell. When we belong to a place, we dwell. Possession, they say,...
Japan's Master Gardens
Lessons in Space and Environment
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Presenting twenty-five master gardens, this landscape design book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping, from the self-imposed confines of courtyard designs to the open expanses of the stroll garden.
No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. The Japanese Zen garden is a...
by Sara Mansfield Taber
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacyùand the heavy toll it...
Ten Tortured Words
How the Founding Fathers Tried to Protect Religion in America . . . and What's Happened Since
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2007
In the steamy summer of 1787, as America's founding fathers fashioned their Constitution, they told the most powerful institution in their new nation what it must not do:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
Few Americans understand the miracle...
Choosing Donald Trump
God, Anger, Hope, and Why Christian Conservatives Supported Him
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump exposed a deep divide in American politics and culture, one that pollsters and pundits didn't seem to realize was there. But Trump did, and he used it to his advantage in ways that surprised nearly everyone, even those who voted for him. Perhaps the biggest question...
by Stephen Mansfield
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
What goes through the mind of an American warrior spiritually and religiously when facing the enemy? Treading where few books have gone, The Faith of the American Soldier examines the religious and spiritual issues in America's wars, and then considers what is lost to our military through a secular...
Turn and Jump
How Time & Place Fell Apart
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Before Thomas Edison, light and fire were thought to be one and the same. Turns out, they were separate things altogether. This book takes a similar relationship, that of time and place, and shows how they, too, were once inseparable. Time keeping was once a local affair, when small towns set their...
by William Shakespeare, Christina Rossetti, Walt Whitman
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2019
If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter or a poem speaks a thousand more... Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter or that of a poem. LIST OF POEMS: 1. Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty 2. Christina Rossetti - I Loved...
by Elizabeth Mansfield
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
“Mansfield gives readers another classic treat with this charmingly sweet romance, a regency notable for its polished writing and gleaming wit” (Booklist).
An arrogant spinster, a dashing rake, and an unsigned painting:* The Girl With the Persian Shawl* was a strangely bewitching masterpiece...
Lincoln's Battle with God
A President's Struggle with Faith and What It Meant for America
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Abraham Lincoln is the most beloved of all U.S. presidents. He freed the slaves, gave the world some of its most beautiful phrases, and redefined the meaning of America. He did all of this with wisdom, compassion, and wit.
Yet, throughout his life, Lincoln fought with God. In his early years...
The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin
What She Believes and What It Means for America
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
She stepped onto the world stage as the Republican vice-presidential nominee in the election of 2008. Previously, she had only been a small town mayor and the governor of a state with slightly more than half a million people. Still, there was something about her. She was pretty, fierce in her conservatism...
Life Is Worth Getting Better
A Faith-Based Journey of Recovery from Depression, Anxiety, and Bipolar Ii Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
ABOUT THE BOOK Life Is Worth Getting Better shares the story of Maria A. Mansfield as she takes on an eleven-year-plus battle to overcome a trio of mental disorders. She writes honestly of her eighteen-month treatment and of her resolve to get better. In her account, Maria writes openly and sincerely...
The Mormonizing of America
How the Mormon Religion Became a Dominant Force in Politics, Entertainment, and Pop Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Stephen Mansfield, the acclaimed New York Times best-selling author, has highlighted the growing popularity of Mormonism-a belief system with cultic roots-and the implications of its critical rise. Mormons are moving into the spotlight in pop culture, politics, sports, and entertainment via presidential...
by Edward D. Mansfield, Helen V. Milner
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2012
Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. These agreements foster economic integration among member states by enhancing their access to one...